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| 03/22/24 - Away | 10-1 W |
| 03/24/23 - Home | 8-6 W |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 5-7 L |
| 04/25/16 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/08/16 - Home | 9-2 W |
| + 2 more games |
Knoch is 6-1 against Valley since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Knoch and four for Valley.
Knoch might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to Hampton, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Xavier Voltz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Valley had taken Derry down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Vikings came up short against the Trojans, falling 7-1. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Nikolas Heakins put in work no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-4 otherwise. Heakins was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Heakins wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dante Taliani, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Knoch now has a losing record of 6-7-1. As for Valley, their record now sits at 5-5.
Everything went Knoch's way against Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Knoch made off with a 10-1 win. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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